The New York Cosmos will be transforming an underused basketball court on the grounds of Clara H. Carlson Elementary School in Elmont into a soccer pitch. With charity partner Street Soccer USA and …
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By Steve Smirti
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12/23/15
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Local politicians and community leaders descended on the main entrance to Belmont Park, on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont, on Dec. 10 to voice their concerns about the possible installation of video …
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By Steve Smirti
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12/15/15
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The Empire State Development agency has asked developers for updated proposals for vacant land in Belmont Park. This comes after nearly three years of inactivity, during which the state was reviewing …
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By Steve Smirti
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12/3/15
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Long Island soccer fans rejoiced as World Cup champion and all-time leading goal scorer for the United States Women’s National Team Abby Wambach arrived in Garden City for a meet and greet with fans at Roosevelt Field Mall last week.
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By Kenneth Mintz
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8/4/15
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Sewanhaka High School held a senior signing award ceremony for Justin Alexandre, Daniella Ford and Brenton Mighty, who are entering college on athletic scholarships.
Alexandre, who was not present …
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7/16/15
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The United States women’s soccer team not only made history with their 5-2 victory over Japan in the World Cup final on July 5, but also made television history, reeling in 25.4 million viewers on FOX, making it the most watched soccer game — men’s or women’s — in the United States.
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Matthew Rachek
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7/15/15
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A seemingly never ending sea of red, white, and blue. That’s what I saw at the ticker-tape parade in downtown Manhattan last Friday, honoring the Women’s national soccer team, which, on July 5, defeated Japan, 5-2, to win the Women’s World Cup.
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By Ryan Pane
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7/15/15
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For soccer fans, Independence Day weekend carried extra meaning this year.
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7/8/15
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Franklin Square residents Gabrielle DeMicco, Chris Gharagozlo and Patrick Leahy have recently been honored by Kellenberg Memorial High School for their athletic accomplishments from this past fall …
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12/16/14
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Lerthon Theuma is one of 15 players on the Hofstra men’s soccer team who was born outside the United States, but Theuma is the only one of them who can say he went to high school in this country. The Franklin Square resident moved here from Malta when he was 12 and spent his teenage formative years adjusting to American cultural norms, both on and off the soccer field.
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By Nathan Weiser
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12/1/14
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